Garter



S. W. STERN.

GARTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1919.

Patehted Mar. 1,1921.

UNITED. STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEIi W. STERN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GABTER.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garters, of which the following is a s ecification.

,- his invention relates to improvements in garters or hose supporters. One object of the invention is 'to provide an improved form of hose supporter comprising a pad and improved means for attaching the elastic thereto, whereby the elastic may be readily detached and thrown away when" it is worn out, while .the pad may be used practically indefinitely. Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for securing the loop to the pad. In general the invention aims to provide an improved garter of neat design adapted to be con-' structed at a low cost of-manufacture and possessing certain novel features with respect to comfort and wearability. With these and other ancillary objects in view, the invention is embodied in a garter con-' structed as hereinafter set forth and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a view of a garter embodying mi invention.

ig. 2 is a'sectional detail view of the pad taken -on'line 2-2' ofFig. '1.

Fig. 3 is aseparate view of the pad showing a modification.

ig. 4 is a sectional view of the modified v pad taken on the line 4'-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken'on line 55 of Fig. 3;

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2 the garter com rises two main parts. The pad 6 and the e astic 7 The elastic is made of usual material and adapted to encircle the leg of the wearer in the usual manner, It

is provided with end loops 9, 9 and an adjusting buckle '8 of well known design.

.The pad 6- comprises an outer member 10 and a lining 11 secured by stitching as '12.

Preferably the; outer member 10 will be made of leather or similar material of such thickness and uality that the several attaching means ereinafter referred to may be securely fastened to the pad. The inner member or lining 11 prefer-a suitable for lining purposes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- sha 1y consists of a soft thinner leather or similar mater al Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

. Application filed flarch'lti, 1919. Serial No. 282,362. 1

To the outer member 10 there is secured a plate 13 of metal or other relatively rigid material provided with two hooks or. buttons 14, 14 over whichthe loops 9 may be I part thereof in the same manner in which similar buttons are secured to corset steels. The outer member 10of the pad 6 is provlded with apertures through which the said buttons are buttoned and the plate 13 is $9- cured to the pad by an eyelet, rivet or similar means 16.

The stocking loop 17 and its cooperating button 18 are of usual construction and may be secured in the usual manner. I prefer, however, to provide the loop hinge 19 with an attaching plate 20'which may be neatly and inexpensively secured t0 the pad by a rivet, eyelet or similar means 21. The linmg 11 completely. covers the backs of the plates 13 and 20 so that no metal touches the 1c of the wearer.

he above described constructionpossesses several novel advantages. The pad 6 is shaped to form a relatively large upper portion 22'mer 'n as a single and continuous material, w olfy smooth and without any seam or fold, intothe narrower stem or shank portion 23 whereby a neat appearance is obtained, whereby marking of the flesh by seams or folds of prior garters is obvlated. Again, while the elastlc may be positioned at different angles with respect to the pad,'the largeportion 22 thereof prevents theloops 9 from touching the leg, in other words, the body portion of the pad is designedly made 'so large and of such a that no matter what positions the elastic may take in wearing the garter, the

metal or hard parts of the elastic cannot Anotheradvantage is the Y touch the leg. very neat and com act appearance and the cheapness of manu acture.

' 1 Fig. 3 shows a modification in which'the plate 113 lies on the outside of the pad and 1s provided with tabs or prongs 25., 25 which are forced through the material of the. pad and clenched on' the back as shown 1n Flg. 4.

- Similarly the hi e 119 may be secured by prongs .26, 26 as s I claim A garter comprising a pad the upperp'or tion-of which is provided with two open own in Flg. 5.

ings, a plate of'relatively stifi' material, two

lugs projecting fromand rigid with said plate, said two lugs projecting through said openings, an elastic and loops at the ends of said elastic and constructed to engage and be retained by said two lugs respectively, a hinge plate, a hose loop carried by said hinge plate, means for securing saidhinge plate to a lower portion of said pad, said upper portion and said lower portion of said pad being of a single and continuous material and each of said upper portion and said lower portion being of suificient dimensions to positively hold said end loops of the 7 elastic and said hose loop out of contact with the leg of the user and a lining of relatively soft material for and secured to the rear face of said pad, said first-named plate being positioned between said pad and said lining, said lining protecting said firstnamed plate and said securing means of said hinge plate out of contact with the leg of the user.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification this 12th day of March, 1919.

SAMUEL W. STERN. 

